STATE v. ATLAS

No. 84-543.

728 P.2d 421 (1986)

STATE of Montana, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. Courtney Brooke ATLAS, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Decided November 18, 1986.

Rehearing Denied December 11, 1986.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jackson Law Firm, Gregory Jackson, argued, Helena, for defendant and appellant.

Mike Greely, Atty. Gen., James M. Scheier, Asst. Atty. Gen., argued, Mike McGrath, Co. Atty., Helena, for plaintiff and respondent.


TURNAGE, Chief Justice.

Defendant Atlas appeals from a jury conviction of deliberate homicide and arson in the First Judicial District Court, Lewis and Clark County. On August 10, 1985, Atlas was designated a dangerous offender and sentenced to 120 years imprisonment with no parole.

We affirm.

Defendant Atlas raises six issues for our review:

1. Did substantial evidence support the verdicts of guilty?

2. Does the destruction of potentially...

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